Offer cites Depeche Mode and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) as influences.

'Chk Chk Chk' is the most common pronunciation, and the URL of their official website and the title of their Myspace page suggest it is the preferred pronunciation. However, as the bandmembers themselves say, !!! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the clicking sounds of the San people's Juǀʼhoan language were represented as '!'.

After a successful joint tour, the two bands decided to mix the disco-funk with more aggressive sounds and integrate the hardcore singer Nic Offer from the Yah Mos. !!! was formed in the fall of 1996 by the merger of members of the groups Black Liquorice and Pope Smashers, while on tour. The band's ninth album, Let It Be Blue, was released in May 2022. They are currently based in New York City. Members of !!! came from other local bands such as the Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Pope Smashers. tʃ( ɪ) k/ ch(i)k-ch(i)k-ch(i)k), also known as Chk Chk Chk, is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1996 by lead singer Nic Offer.

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